Visit to Leighton, AL

June 28, 2025 On June 16 (Monday), I told Bruce I wanted to only go for a short motorcycle ride. My left shoulder and back were bothering me. I wanted to try to ride the motorcycle, but not cause my back and shoulder pain to become extremely painful. We rode down to Leighton, AL which […]

Kazari: Decorative Arts of Japan in the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Part 3

April 13, 2025 The previous post showcased ceramics, pottery and cloisonné. This post has pictures of the other of displays. I shared the pictures of the woodblocks prints I found most interesting. I also shared the history that was provided.

Kazari: Decorative Arts of Japan in the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Part 2

April 13, 2025 My previous post focused on the stunning fabric art on display; this post focuses on the ceramics, pottery and cloisonné on display. The anagama kiln fired pottery appealed to me. I loved the browns, creams and blues. I loved the white globe ceramic vase with the blue orchid.

Kazari: Decorative Arts of Japan in the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Part 1

April 11, 2025 On Friday (April 10), in the morning Bruce chainsawed more logs from the pine tree while I worked on our taxes. Bruce came in exhausted from the chainsaw work. I was exhausted from dealing with taxes. We decided to head into Muscle Shoals to print out the tax form at the library […]

Dropping Off the Motorcycle for Service and a Tour of Pope’s Tavern

February 10, 2025 On Saturday (February 8), the weather was warm, but it was threatening rain. Bruce decided we could drop off his motorcycle at Longshore Cycle Center in Florence, AL. Bruce had ordered new motorcycle tires and they arrived just before he had to take care of his dad. We geared up and rode […]

Visiting the Veterans Memorial Park in Florence, AL

August 26, 2024 On Saturday (August 24), we rode to the Wilson Dam Road and crossed the Tennessee River on top of the Wilson Dam. It was beautiful. We rode to the Florence Veterans Memorial Park along the Tennessee River. We parked by the playground and walked towards the Veterans Memorial. We waited until the […]

Tuscumbia Railways Museum

August 26, 2024 On August 22 (Thursday), we rode to the Tuscumbia Railways Museum. We were sure it was going to be open since Google claimed it was temporarily closed. Google was wrong; the museum was open. The Tuscumbia Railways Museum, shown on Google maps as Tuscumbia Railways, is near downtown Tuscumbia. They have several […]

With Gold Records on the Wall

August 19, 2024 On Friday, I headed over to the nearby Alabama Music Hall of Fame. I walked up to the entrance to the very Southern welcome sign. The three main entrance doors were stylized gold records. The floor in the entrance was set with stars. I walked to the right and paid the entrance […]

Visiting the Tennessee Valley of Art in Tuscumbia, AL

August 16, 2024 On August 15, after dropping Bruce off at the airport, I drove the truck back to the RV and took Nox for a walk. I hung out with Nox for a while. I read while she rested next to me. I decided I wanted to go see the museum of art in […]

Riding Around in Sikeston, Missouri

August 10, 2024 On August 8 (Thursday), we rode to Lambert’s, Home of the Throwed Rolls and had lunch. Lambert’s is a fun place to eat. The food is Southern, with the traditional sides of turnip greens, black-eyed peas, fried okra, fried potatoes with onions, potato salad, sliced beats, cucumbers and onions and macaroni and […]